Rail-joint.



B. WOLHAUPTER. RAIL JOINT.

' APIL'IOATION Minn FEB. 21, 1908. 950,587.

Patented Mar. 1,1910.

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BENJAMIN WOLHAUPTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE RAIL JOINTCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

RAILJOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latented Mar. It, 191%..

Application filed February 21, 1968. Scriat. N2. 117,116.

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This invention relates to the subject. of i railway 'ail joints, and hasnovel and practical improvements which provide for the suspension ofthcrails in such a manner that the same are held firmly supported out:of contact at the bottom with the base section of the joint structurewherein the port the rails at the bottom.

Further, the invention not only provides a construction in'which therail is supported by the joint parts without the ail bearing on thevbase of the joint, but also provides means for securely clamping therails in po sition and holding them against lateral or vertical movementii'idcpendent oi the joint.

A general object of the invention is to provide thoroughly pended-railrail-joints which application to ditterent tratlic requirements, andditierent ra l-sections,

but in all instances providing for suspending the rails i in a way tosecure a maximum bracing ettect therefor, while at; the same timesupporting the rails outof contactwith the main supporting base of thejoint, and evenly distribnting the load from the top heads of the railsthrough the side the joint to the supporting base of the latter.

With these and other objects in view, which will readily appear to thosefamiliar with the art as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated, andclaimed. I

practical forms of susare capable of in view certain joint, thusproviding a oints do not sup- 1 joint. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional viewof another nioditication of the joint constructeit in accordance withthe present invention. Fig. l a cross sectional view of a furthermodification of the invention embodied in a joint of the general. lYebertype. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of a modification of the jointsimilar in general features to the construction shown in Fig. a l, butembodying a spiral spring compensating washer substi tuted for thetiller and arranged around each bolt between the channel bar and. the upstanding girder or side bar of the joint chair. l igs. 6 and 7 aresectional views of ditlerent designs of the improved construction ofjoint T illustrating the same supplied with suitable elements or partsof the side of the joint opposite the insulation to provide insulatedrail joints.

Liltc references designate i-i-n'respo'iding parts in the severaltigures oi the diaiwings. The improved st ucture as mnbodied i a railjoint of the general YUUQL t -qpc, well exemplified by the l ili'lti ofjoint illustrated in l igs. l and L of the drawings. The joint shown inthese figures of the drawings enibodies iii its general organization theservice rails 1 and 2, a joint chair 3, a wooden tiller block 4-, and aside angle bar arranged at filler block.

The said service rails 1 and 2 are illustrated 1 as being of aconventional type, that. is, provided with the head t), the bottomflange i, and the intermediate connecting web S.

The form of joint chair 3 illustrated is of the design usually employedin the otion type of rail joints, and essz-iiitiall comprises a.llltllll supporting base 9 arranged horizontally beneath the rails, andan upstanding girder 10 preferably formed integrally with the has-e itand arising therefrom at one side edge so as to be disposed at one sideof the rails and thereby constitute one oi the side i invention, thetiller As above indicated, the essential features 1 of the inventioninvolved in the central thought of the suspension of the rails out ofcontact with the supporting base, is necessarily susceptible to a widerange of structural modification, but a few of the preferred embodimentsof the the aceon'ipanying drawings, in which,-

Figure l. is a sectional perspective view of a rail joint. of thegeneral \Vebcr type, einbodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is ainvention are shown in bars of the joint. .tccording to the presentblock -1- is interposed between the upstanding girder or side bar it),

, and one side of the rail, and i1- also adapted Z to register in theiishing iaces ot the rails block 4 is provided at its inner so as toprovide a substantial brace therefor, as well as a definite point ofsupport upon which the rails are suspended. in this con nectiou, it willbe observed that the tiller upper corner l with a bearing portion 11engaging beneath the heads (3 of the rails, and in a correspond mgposition at its inner lower corner the lOO said tiller block isprolonged at its bottom to form a bottom supporting foot 13 disposed atone side oi? the bottom flange 7 of the rails and resting directly onthe upper side of the main supporting base 9 of the joint.

The side angle bar is arranged similarly to the filler block -l, thatis, the said angle bar is formed at its upper edge with the bearing head141. engaging beneath the rail heads 6, and at its lower edge is formedwith the inclined bearing foot engaging against the upper side oi. theflanges 7 of the rails. also, the said side angle bar 5 has dependingfrom its lower bearing foot 15 a supporting foot-flange l6 restingdirectly on the upper side of the main supporting base 9 ot' the joint.it will thus be seen that by -arranging the rails 1 and 2 with their hottomsout of contact with the supporting base" 9 of the joint, the saidrails will be held sus-' pended in such position upon the upper hearingpoints of the side elements 1; and 5 of the joint, and by reason of theregistering tit of the said elements in the fishing spaces at bothsidesof the rails, the latter Wlll be so' curely braced. and therebyfirmly held in the said suspended position. I

The rail joint just described is completed by the employment of theusual series of joint bolts 1'4,

iiiinother modification of the invention is suggested by theillustration oi. Fig. 8 of the dawings, wherein the joint has combinedwith the upstanding jgirder or bar 1Q a channel bar 18. This channel barshown as provided with upper and lower bearing portions 19 and 20, whichrespectively enbeneath the rail heads 6 and upon the upper sidesfof therail flanges 7 in the usual Way, but a distinctive feature of the modsfication, shown in Fig. 3 is that of providing; the channel bar 18 atits top edge with an tnitturned horizontally arranged hanger flange 21which ovcrhai-igs and rests directly upon the girder or side bar 10,thus pro using a suspension for the rails upon said girder 10 throughthe interposition of the channel bar 18, and to secure a maxinuunbracing ei'lect, the lower bearing portion or foot of the channel. bar18 may be providcd with. an abutment end or extension 22 which has a.direct abutting engagementwilh the girder or side bar 10. Thisconstruction secures a very rigid and compact lit for the parts, whileat the same tin'iead initting of adjustment, and also providing definitemeans for the suspension of the rails out'of contact with the mainsupporting base.

in the design of joint illustrated in Fig.

1 of the drawings, there is embodied substantially the same elements andstructural relation of parts as employed in the construction shown inFig. 3 of the drawings,

but in addition thereto, the modification shownin Fig. 4; of thedrawings includes in its general organizat on a wooden or equivalentfiller block 23 which is held clamped between the channeled side of thebar 18 and the inner side of the girder or bar 10. Furthcrmore, in thisform of the invention, (viz: that shown in Fig. 4) there is alsosuggested the feature of providing the oil contact with the base'sectionof the joint chair.

A further detail of construction that may i be resorted to in carryingout the present invention, is suggested in Fig. 5 of the drawings. Forillustrative purposes, there is shown in this figure a joint embodyingsubstantially the same general features as disclosed in F ig. 4, butinvolving the idea of omitting the filler 23 and substituting in placethereof a spiral spring con'ipensating' Washer 26 for each bolt. Each oftllGSl' 'ashers 26 preferably consists of a short spi 'al section ofstoutspring metal placed around the bolt and interposed between thechannel ha and the upright girder or bar 10 of the joint chair, andhaving a bearing against these elc1nents,all of which is plainly shownin saidl igo of the drawings.

To further exemplify the adaptation of the present invention to variousjointsembodying differently designed and arranged elements, and also toshow the applicability of the improvement to the standard joints aswellas to joints of the insulated type, reference is. made to Figs. 6 and 7of the drawings. From those figures of the drawings, it will be apparentthat iii order to adapt the invention to insulated rail joints, this maybe done in a practical and th0roughly'efl'ective manner by simplycombining with joint members such as already described, any suitable orconventional insulation for insulating the metallic joint parts from therails. For instance, Fig, 6 of the drawings illustrates the design ofjoint in Figs. 1 and 2 insulated by simply interposing between the sideangle bar 5 and the adjacent sides of the rails a sheet 27 of insulatingmaterial. Also, for'purposcs of safeguarding the insulation there may beutilized in this adaptation of the invention, the insulating expedientof associating with the heads and nuts of the joint bolts theconventional bolt insulation which includes the usual insulating washers28, and the in sulating sleeves or bushings 29 for the bolt holes in thejoint bars. In connection with served that the wooden filler block 4:provides proper cent sides of the rail; and, furthermore, in this, aswell as in other designs of insulated joints embodying the invention,the insula tion of one rail from the other is preferably completed byinterposing the ordinary insulating end post between the i'neeting endsof the rails.

In the form of insulated joint shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, there isshown the same design of joint as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings,supplied with suitable insulation to provide a thoroughly practicalinsulated rail joint. In this adaptation of the invention, it is simplynecessary to interpose side insulating sheets 30 between the rails andthe said side and channel bars 5 and 18 respectively, and equip the endportions of the bolts with suitable bolt insulation such as shown inFig. 6. 7

Other modifications and adaptations can be resorted to, and it willtherefore be understood that various changes in the form, proportion,and minor details of construction may be resorted to without. departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

and sutticient insulation between the upright girder 10 and the ad a- 1I claim: 1. The combination, in a railjoint, of the z rails, a jointchair having a base plate ar ranged out of contact with the railbottoms, this form of the invention, it will be oban angle bar engagingbeneath the rail heads at one side of the rails and having a supportfrom its lower edge on said base plate, and other rail-heud-engagingmeans opposite the angle bar and also supported from the joint chair tocombine with the angle bar to' suspend the rails from their heads andcontact with the base plate.

2. The combination, in a rail joint, of the rails, a joint chair havinga base plate and an upright member along one'edge of the out of latter,said plate being arranged out of contact with the rail bottoms, an anglebar, en- 7 gaging beneath the rail heads at one side of the rails andhaving a support from its lower edge on said base plate, and a sidejoint element fitting the fishing spaces at the side opposite the anglebar and having a supporting engagement with the underside of 'the railheads and supported from said upright member, said angle bar and saidside joint element combining to suspend the rails from their headsandout of contact with the base plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. BENJAMIN \VOLHAUPTER. \Vitnesses:

\VALTER'S. OGILVY, K. MCNALLY.

